Category: Assault

In Minnesota, simple assault is a misdemeanor offense while aggravated assault is a felony. The difference between the t ...

A new rule addressing sexual violence and harassment on college campuses may give accused students legal grounds to get ...

When rape is reported in Minnesota, investigation failures are common. Interviews are often not conducted, investigators ...

Under spousal privilege laws, one spouse cannot be forced to give evidence or testify against the other spouse in a lega ...

Various types of mental illness are often linked to impulsive, aggressive behaviors that result in violence and criminal ...

College campuses across the country are experiencing an alarming trend of falsely reported hate crimes, resulting in arr ...

According to psychologists and other experts, people often waive their Miranda Rights because they don’t fully und ...

Delayed processing of sexual assault kits may compromise DNA evidence and impact investigations. For the most accurate r ...

Memory recovery therapies used by some psychiatrists and therapists have led patients to make false accusations about se ...

In Minnesota, reasonable force may be legally used as self-defense in an unprovoked attack when the person can prove tha ...